1360Military Retiree Survivor Comfort ActMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensationArmed Forces and National SecurityHouseStandingArmed Services Committeehsas02Military Personnel Subcommittee2013-04-08T15:16:16ZReferred tohsas002013-03-21T13:04:35ZReferred toHouse2013-03-22T07:01:12Z3Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3]TOMFalseL000111IAR2013-05-17LATHAM666L00011179171.0.02013-04-19T20:20:26ZIntroduced in House002013-03-21T04:00:00Z2013-03-21Introduced in HouseMilitary Retiree Survivor Comfort Act - Requires the United States to forgive any overpayment of military retired or retainer pay for any period after the death of the recipient through the last day of the month in which such death occurs, if such payment is electronically deposited to a joint account bearing the name of the decedent and the decedent's designated beneficiary.

Provides a special effective date for the first annuity payment to a survivor under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) when an overpayment is so forgiven.

]]>Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.2013-04-08HR2013-03-21[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 42 (Thursday, March 21, 2013)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JONES:H.R. 1360.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article 1, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), whichgrants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; toprovide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the governmentand regulation of the land and naval forces; and to providefor organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.[Page H1827]]]>113R6128026J000255B.3J000255NCJONESWALTERRep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]Short Titles as IntroducedMilitary Retiree Survivor Comfort ActOfficial Title as IntroducedTo amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces following their death.Display TitleMilitary Retiree Survivor Comfort ActArmed Forces and National Security2018-06-05T16:12:53Z411112013-04-08hsas02Military Personnel Subcommittee1House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.CommitteeH11100IntroReferralhsas00Armed Services Committee2013-03-212House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Intro-HIntroReferral2013-03-219Library of CongressIntroduced in House1000IntroReferral2013-03-219Library of CongressIntroduced in Housetext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.